2011: Gov. Pat Quinn signed into law a bill banning the death penalty in Illinois.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Black people have been overrepresented on death rows across the United States and killers of Black people are less likely to face the death penalty than people who kill white people, ...

In theory, the death penalty is reserved for “the worst of the worst.” In practice, it is very different. People who are ...

More than half of American states have abolished the death penalty or hit pause on executions. Less than half —47%—of Americans believe the death penalty is administered fairly, a record low. A clear ...

>> LOOK AT THIS BEHIND US. THIS IS THE NUMBER OF DEATH PENALTY EXECUTIONS IN OUR COUNTRY SINCE 1977. YOU SEE THE LATE 90'S. THAT WAS THE PEAK. BUT THEN A GRADUAL DECLINE. >> THAT IS UNTIL NOW. THIS UP ...

Governor Mike DeWine stood before Ohio for the last State of the State Address Tuesday, but what he didn’t saw was more remarkable than what he said, say the hosts of the Today in Ohio podcast. The ...

The deaths of director Rob Reiner and his wife have drawn attention to California’s long and tangled history with the death penalty. Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 68, were found dead of stab ...

Having so many adaptations runs a risk of redundancy, but Dead Man Walking has proven compelling enough to thrive across its many mediums. The most recent version, a graphic novel illustrated by ...